Origins of the Godfrey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 235North West 141Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 682East Midlands 650West Midlands 283East 879London 2649South East 1262South West 404South Wales 76Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Godfreys lived in london

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    17,000 Godfrey Travel & migration records
    92,000 Godfreys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Godfrey

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    429th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Godfrey surname. The oldest one dates back to 1241.

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    What are the most common Godfrey first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Godfreys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Godfreys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    419

    Laundress

    302

    Domestic Servant

    232

    General Servant Domestic

    221

    General Servant

    177

    Commmon male occupations for Godfreys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    472

    General Labourer

    339

    Carpenter

    306

    Farm Labourer

    244

    Tailor

    229

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